October 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton has regained a national lead over Donald Trump, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Monday. Clinton tops Trump with 47 percent to his 42 percent among likely voters, transforming what had been a narrow deficit before the first presidential debate last week to a 5-point advantage. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party […]
October 3, 2016
A federal appeals court has rejected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s attempt to stem the flow of Syrian refugees into his state, saying that his actions were based on ‘nightmare speculation’ about possible terrorist attacks. A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Monday that Pence’s decision to deny reimbursement for […]
October 3, 2016
Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld on Monday answered for his running mate’s failure to answer basic foreign policy questions in recent TV interviews, excusing the gaffes by suggesting that Gary Johnson has trouble with “pop quizzes.” “Well, you know, pop quizzes on TV are just not Gary’s long suit,” Weld said, speaking to CNN’s […]
October 3, 2016
The National Rifle Association is making political hay from the robbery of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris late Sunday night, tweeting that France’s strict gun laws did not protect the world-famous socialite from armed criminals. According to the Wall Street Journal, Kardashian was in Paris for that city’s fashion week event when five […]
October 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania but trails in Ohio, according to a batch of Quinnipiac University polls released Monday. Clinton tops Trump by 5 percentage points in Florida (46 percent to 41 percent), 3 points in North Carolina (46 percent to 43 percent) and 4 points in Pennsylvania (45 […]
October 3, 2016
Asking the crowd gathered before him to consider the “character” of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden mocked the Manhattan billionaire for his week-long feud with a former Miss Universe winner. “You’ve got to really think about the character of someone. What type of leader awakens at three o’clock in the morning,” […]
October 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton forcefully — and joyfully — hammered Donald Trump over his business acumen Monday, casting the real estate mogul as a bigger bully than Wells Fargo rather than the “genius” his allies have sought to portray him as. Clinton was noticeably jubilant as she kicked off an afternoon rally in Toledo, Ohio, after what […]
October 3, 2016
The United States announced Monday it is cutting off one-on-one talks with Russia over attempts to establish a cease-fire in Syria. It’s an extraordinary move that comes days after a truce collapsed in ugly bloodshed, but it does little to resolve the issue of how to stop the violence in Syria, and it adds to […]
October 3, 2016
A Republican National Committee official on Monday tweeted out a link to a news report labeling a new Republican advertisement a “Willie Horton-style Attack” before deleting the tweet from his personal account. The tweet from Sean Spicer, the RNC’s chief strategist, linked to a Roll Call report titled “Exclusive: Republicans Launch Willie Horton-style Attack.” The […]